The University of North Texas Recreational Sports provides programs and services to the university community. The goal is to provide a positive environment to assist those individuals in exploring and learning about recreation and fitness activities, in order to enhance a better quality of life and to become active members of the community. We provide various programs including intramural sports, informal recreation, sport clubs, fitness, special events, outdoor pursuits and aquatics.

The Fitness & Membership Coordinator is responsible for assisting in the overall coordination of the fitness program and for assisting in membership strategy, tracking, reporting, and outreach. This includes recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising all fitness employees, coordinating group fitness schedules, teaching group fitness classes and personal training clients, planning and executing fitness programs and events, safety and accident prevention, equipment maintenance, and staff administration. This also includes involvement with member recruitment, engagement and retention strategies, developing membership drives and campaigns, creating and leading outreach events and tracking/reporting memberships.

• Programming – Assist in implementing a variety of fitness programs and events in our building and across campus. Work with other Rec Sports program areas and other departments across campus to collaborate on events/programs.
• Staff Administration – Assist in hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating staff for the fitness program, including weight room supervisors, personal trainers and group fitness instructors. Follow university procedures for hiring full time and part time staff. Know and follow the student employment policy. Assist in developing and implementing new program assessment tools to assess program needs, participant satisfaction and overall feedback.
• Facility Management – Assist with the day-to-day operations of the group fitness studios and weight room. Ensure that the studios remain clean, all equipment is stored properly, announcements and marketing are up to date and issues are reported in a timely fashion. In the weight room, ensure that cleaning expectations are being met by student staff and that equipment is aligned and stored properly.
• Teaching & Training – Maintain regular group fitness classes on the schedule, and substitute and take on personal training clients as needed. Coordinate and lead group fitness instructor (ACE) and personal trainer (NASM) prep courses. Provide staff development and training opportunities
  for student staff each semester.
• Fiscal Management – Assist with purchasing equipment and supplies for the fitness program and complete payroll for student staff.
• Communication – Communicates in a clean and concise manner that helps the listener avoid confusion. Interacts with others in a way that builds relationships. Responds to verbal and written responses in a prompt and timely manner.
• Risk Management – Assist in ensuring that all spaces and equipment used by the fitness program are in safe and usable condition. Work with the appropriate maintenance staff/company/facility manager to ensure that necessary repairs are made. Obtain and maintain American Red Cross.
• UNT Frisco – Travel to UNT Frisco campus to assist in oversight of facility and provide fitness opportunities to students.
• Memberships – Assist in developing, implementing and leading Rec Sports’ member recruitment, engagement and retention strategies. Assist in tracking and reporting membership numbers. Coordinate with marketing to develop membership drives and campaigns to increase memberships. Create and implement special events, Fitness on the Go events (lunch & learns, stretch breaks, group fitness classes for departments/organizations) and promotional activities.